ThinkFun Gordians Knot

by Think Fun

Product Features

• Six colorful interlocking puzzle pieces
• Forty-page step-by-step solution book
• Easy-to-follow reassembly instructions
• Teaches deductive reasoning and problem-solving
• For ages 8 years and above

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 6.5 x 3.5 inches ; 6.7 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000EGI4OO
• Item model number: 6820
• Manufacturer recommended age: 8 years and up
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,755 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #1 in Toys & Games > Puzzles > Brain Teasers > Assembly & Disentanglement Puzzles
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (39 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

People will fall in love with Gordian’s Knot, a take-apart brainteaser for die-hard puzzle enthusiasts. Players will marvel at their brilliance by unraveling the mystery of Gordian’s Knot. It takes 69 different moves to dismantle the puzzle, so we’ve included instructions that help perplexed players reassemble the puzzle once it has been solved.

Product Description

An ancient mystery is reinvented for mind-bending, modern-day fun. Gordian's Knot Brainteaser Challenge from ThinkFun is based on the Gordian knot tied by Midas. The Great Oracles proclaimed that the person who solved the puzzle would rule the world. This colorful knot features six interlocking pieces, but it takes a whopping 69 different moves to take the knot apart. By sliding the six pieces past each other, the Gordian's Knot will come apart. Some pieces will easily move throughout the process, but beware -- that doesn't mean you made the right move.

Game comes with a 40-page, step-by-step solution book in case you get stumped, and helps you put the knot back together once the puzzle is solved. For one player.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An amazingly hard puzzle, October 16, 2006

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Ed Pegg "Math puzzler" (Champaign) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ThinkFun Gordians Knot (Toy)

With many puzzles, a few moves will completely take the puzzle apart. They don't allow much playing around. A successful disassembly may mean that the puzzle is undisplayable and put away, sometimes forever.

Gordian's Knot requires lots of moves to take apart -- over 60 -- more than any simple 6-piece puzzle. Thus, it can be fiddled with and set down again in a perfectly presentable state. Taking a puzzle apart is generally more fun than putting one together. Myself, I have thousands of puzzles, but this is the one that I've played with the most, due to the fact that I don't have to do any clean up when I set the puzzle down again.

18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars KNOT too easy!, February 19, 2007

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Bingo-Karen Haney "Reader, Reviewer, and BOOK... (Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: ThinkFun Gordians Knot (Toy)

I bought this as a gift for a puzzle lover and then couldn't resist getting one for myself. It is frustrating fun at the highest level. A challenge you will not be able to put down. I even had trouble taking it apart and putting it back together without the written directions. I have yet to do it on my own even after doing it with instructions once. The written history of the Gordian Knot and directions are done in a concise, interesting, and understandable accompanying book. It is hours of fun and challenging for all levels. If you like Rubik's cube and chess, you will love this as you definitely have to plot your moves ahead to be sure you are going in the right direction.

27 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars good idea, poor execution., July 21, 2008

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J. A. Markham (Houston, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: ThinkFun Gordians Knot (Toy)

I ordered this for my son, who is young (7) but loves these kinds of things. Knowing he would need the assembly instructions I was happy to know they were included. He actually got it apart on his own!! But the problem now is there is a misprint on the assembly guide. Steps 9 and 10 are missing and 13 is printed twice. I hoped to find an online guide but I can't find one. I hope someone uploads one soon. Until then, I'm disappointed.